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Madrid Village board member Michelle Ross accepts a dividend check on behalf of the village in the amount of $1,630.93 from Jeff Skeels of HomeTown Agency. On behalf of the City of Grant, City Superintendent Tyson McGreer accepts a check for $5,631....

Telephone conference report on Tuesday, April 12 By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Three of Senator Mark Christensen’s bills will be heard on second round debate this week, the senator said during his weekly tele-conferenceTuesday. He e...

Nebraska’s Safe Drinking Water Act requires water systems to implement an ongoing cross connection control program. An important part of this program is public education. It is believed that a well-informed public will be more aware of the possibility...

The public is invited to take part and apply knowledge to their own property.
The Grant Tree Board has planned community activities involving both high school and elementary students to commemorate Arbor Day in 2011. The high school landscaping class, al...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor • A telephone hearing for defendant Joshua D. Waterman, 20, was held April 5 before District Court Judge Donald E. Rowlands. The telephonic hearing was held in the Keith County Courtroom with telephonic presence of Deputy ...

Region II Human Services is now taking registrations for the “Talking About Alcohol, Drugs and You” alcohol and drug education class. The class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 18-19. “Talking About Alcohol, Drugs and You” will be held at...

By Larry Pritchett
Past PCHS Activities Director
It has been nearly a week now since the finals of the NCAA basketball championship games. I didn’t really care who won the men’s game, but probably would have liked it if Butler would have accomplishe...

By Jan Rahn Managing Editor
Three first place medals remained at home when Perkins County High School hosted the E. Lee Todd Invitational on Saturday, April 9. A still day that began with overcast skies ended up sunny with intense wind, making it m...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor The Perkins County Plainsmen captured the team title at the Dundy County-Stratton Invitational Golf Tournament with a score of 350. Leading the Plainsmen was sophomore Alex Johnston who shot a 79 during the meet April 5 in Benk...

Local wrestlers Cody Williams, Garrett Toner and Vinnie Ross were among approximately 1800 participants in the Midwest Classic Nationals wrestling tournament held in Kearney April 2 and 3. Ross brought home a second place medal from 15 and under heavy...

North Platte Community College will have its 2011 Knights Basketball Camp for youth in second- to ninth-grades June 13-15 in the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium at the south campus of the college. Youth in grades two through five will have camp from 9 a.m. to n...

Decatur County, Southern Valley and Wauneta-Palisade high schools topped a field of 25 area schools to claim top honors at McCook Community College’s Inter-High Day competition April 6 on the MCC campus. More than 600 area students competed for more tha...

By Whitney SmithWallace High School
The Wallace National Honor Society recently held a “Hat Day” to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The way it was conducted was this: Students kindergarten through seniors and the staff at Wallace we...

The 2011 Perkins County Poetry Contest was held Monday, April 4 at Perkins County Elementary School in Grant. Sixty-five students took part in the contest, reciting original and non-original poems. The annual contest is sponsored by the Perkins County E...

• Citizen Washington Focus: All 4-H’ers wanting to take the 2012 CWF trip must turn in a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and trip deposit by April 15, 2011 to secure a spot on this trip. Remember, 4-H enrollment is required to go on this trip...

Clock is ticking; deadline for signup is May 15.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican
Irrigators with land with the Rapid Response Area (RRA) of the Upper Republican Natural Resources District (URNRD) will get the opportunity to permanently retire thos...